Dr. N Varaprasad has had a distinguished career in public service in Singapore over the past 38 years, primarily in higher education leadership and management.
He served as chief executive of the National Library Board Singapore for six years, overseeing the development and operations of the National Library Singapore (the network of public libraries), as well as the operations of over 40 special libraries in the country. Prior to that, he was deputy president of the National University of Singapore, and founding Principal/CEO of Temasek Polytechnic, Singapore.
Currently, he is chairman of Cybrarian Ventures Pte Ltd. He also works as an advisor to the Singapore Education Academy Pte Ltd, and the UniSIM School of Science and Technology.
Dr. N Varaprasad has a B Eng (Hons), M Eng, and a PhD in Urban Transport Dynamics. In 1998, he also attended the Stanford Executive Programme.
Throughout his distinguished career, he has promoted knowledge-based strategies, collaborative endeavours and organisational cultures that are essential for true knowledge-oriented practices.